Consumer Health Info

Since You Asked – Is It Safe to Get the COVID Shot and the Flu Shot at the Same Time?

By NWHN Staff | Nov 15, 2023 | Comments Off on Since You Asked – Is It Safe to Get the COVID Shot and the Flu Shot at the Same Time?

I heard that getting the Covid-19 shot with a Flu shot can lead to stroke. Should I be scared?

Cervical Cancer Prevention and Screening

By NWHN Staff | Jul 12, 2023 | Comments Off on Cervical Cancer Prevention and Screening

If every woman in the world received adequate health care, almost none would die of cervical cancer. Effective treatments exist for pre-cancerous conditions and for cervical cancer that is diagnosed at an early stage.

The Women Who Paved the Way for Informed Consent Laws in the U.S.

By Carter Ringo | Mar 28, 2023 | Comments Off on The Women Who Paved the Way for Informed Consent Laws in the U.S.

What do operations on the wrong ear, unauthorized removals of foot bones, and forced hysterectomies from 100 years ago have to do with informed consent today? Keep reading to find out.

Treating Fibroids and Endometriosis with Hormone-lowering Medications

By NWHN Staff | Feb 8, 2021 | Comments Off on Treating Fibroids and Endometriosis with Hormone-lowering Medications

Endometriosis and uterine fibroids are two very common women’s health conditions that have a frustratingly limited number of treatments.

Finding Birth Control Online: An NWHN Guide

By NWHN Staff | Jan 8, 2021 | Comments Off on Finding Birth Control Online: An NWHN Guide

Finding birth control online can be a convenient and easy way to get your preferred method. But like everything else, shopping online for prescription birth control can be confusing if you don’t know what to expect.

Reproductive Coercion and Sterilization Abuse

By NWHN Staff | Dec 15, 2020 | Comments Off on Reproductive Coercion and Sterilization Abuse

It’s not possible to understand present-day reproductive coercion, or its lasting impact on marginalized communities, without understanding the United States’ long history of sterilization abuse.

Phexxi Contraceptive Gel – Consumer Health Info

By NWHN Staff | Aug 5, 2020 | Comments Off on Phexxi Contraceptive Gel – Consumer Health Info

Phexxi is a contraceptive gel that works by taking advantage of the vagina’s natural acidity.

Medicaid work requirements are hurting women and families

By NWHN Staff | Sep 4, 2019 | Comments Off on Medicaid work requirements are hurting women and families

Work requirements and other bureaucratic obstacles imposed by states on their Medicaid populations are designed with one goal in mind: make it so difficult to comply with the rules that hundreds of thousands of people lose their health care.

Consumer Health Info: Vyleesi

By NWHN Staff | Jul 12, 2019 | Comments Off on Consumer Health Info: Vyleesi

Bremelanotide (brand name: Vyleesi) is a drug approved by the FDA to treat a lack of sexual desire (hypoactive sexual desire disorder) in premenopausal women.

Consumer Health Info: Toxic Cosmetics

By NWHN Staff | Jul 9, 2019 | Comments Off on Consumer Health Info: Toxic Cosmetics

With few exceptions, current federal law does not require cosmetics manufacturers to get approval from the FDA before their products go on the market.